What we treat

Looking to improve your sports performance?

Injury prevention: Gaylord can help you strengthen your muscles and improve your flexibility to help you resist the kinds of injuries that shorten athletic careers.

Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA): Sometimes injuries result from repeated imbalance— a flaw in the stride, putting too much weight on one leg when lifting, running, or jumping. Our SFMA program can spot and correct those flaws.

SportsmetricsTM: This program focuses on improving an athlete’s explosive power, agility, and speed. If you’re looking for an edge in these areas, Sportsmetrics has proven results.

Specialized Programs

Brain injury residential program

For a patient with a brain injury, one of the most daunting parts of recovery is
learning to reintegrate into everyday life. We have Connecticut’s only residential,
brain injury facility, Traurig House. Our program eases the transition between the
hospital and the outside world in a safe, homelike environment.

Our director of medicine is board-certified in critical care, pulmonology and sleep
medicine, and leads a team that designs the proper treatment that combines the right
mix of technology, medicine, and rehabilitation therapy.

Our portable ventilator system allows our patients freedom of movement throughout
the Gaylord facility, including being able to go outside.

Here's What The Experts Say

Gaylord carries the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
and is the only entity in Connecticut with CARF accreditation for Spinal Cord System
of Care and Stroke Specialty Programs.

In keeping with the Joint Commission’s goal—that “all people always experience the
highest-quality, best-value health care across all situations”—our pulmonary program
is proud to have earned the Joint Commission’s certification.

Gaylord’s Pulmonary Program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular
and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Through a stringent peer-review accreditation
process our program was deemed as following the highest standards and delivering
the greatest level of care.

Technology and spinal cord recovery

Our staff of specialists will design a program for you using the latest in spinal-cord
rehab technology. From motorized exoskeletons that help you walk, to specialized
bikes that increase muscle mass, to wheelchairs that gather data, we will match
our technology to your needs.

Adaptive technology

Adaptive Technology

Our rehab programs use devices such as iPads, iPhones and apps that can be adapted
and adjusted to help you with communication. Dragon Dictate software is frequently
used since it can be used anywhere with its personalized custom vocabulary and commands
option.

EKSO

EKSO

We’re the only facility in Connecticut with the Ekso Bionics exoskeleton – a wearable,
motorized, bionic suit that enables people with any amount of lower-body paralysis
or weakness to walk.

Smartwheel

Smartwheel

We’re the only provider in Connecticut to use the SmartWheel. This system provides
information about your ability to propel a manual wheelchair. The technology gives
real-time feedback to compare pushing ability before and after clinical interventions.
This information is important because of the risk of overuse injury in the shoulders
or arms.

Wheelchair assessment service

Wheelchair Assessment Service

This service is coordinated by registered physical therapists with advanced training
in seating and positioning. A proper evaluation can increase your quality of life
and reduce costs by preventing complications that result from poor-fitting equipment.

High tech room controls

High Tech Room Controls

Hands-free environmental control units allow you to independently control the lights,
bed, TV and call bells in your private room. You can do all of this by touching
a screen, moving a body part, or simply speaking a command.

Here's What The Experts Say

Gaylord carries the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
and is the only entity in Connecticut with CARF accreditation for Spinal Cord System
of Care and Stroke Specialty Programs.

In keeping with the Joint Commission’s goal—that “all people always experience the
highest-quality, best-value health care across all situations”—our Complex Medical
Program is proud to have earned the Joint Commission’s certification.

Here's What The Experts Say

Gaylord is the only facility in Connecticut that has specialty accreditation by
the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for Stroke Specialty
Program.

In keeping with the Joint Commission’s goal—that “all people always experience the
highest-quality, best-value health care across all situations”—our stroke program
is proud to have earned the Joint Commission’s certification.

Specialized programs

Stroke residential program

For a stroke patient, one of the most daunting parts of recovery is learning to
reintegrate into everyday life. We have Connecticut’s only residential brain injury
facility, Traurig House. Our program eases the transition between the hospital and
the outside world in a safe, homelike environment.